Wednesday, May 23, 2007
listening to: i love you always forever by donna lewis.
oh, i am so kicking it old school with this song. amazing how music can bring back recollections as crisp as the days, hours, seconds in which they were created.
it's the moments when everything is right, just as it should be. take the time out to look around you and really take in the scenery, whether it be the plush spicy red fabric of the chair's cushion you sit on or the stars that are sometimes faded by the faint wisps of clouds scattered around the night sky.
enjoy the late nights where the street light reflects off of the shine of your smile, the gorgeous crinkles around your eyes as you enjoy the laughter, the presence and the company of others - others who understand you, others who never fail to make you bubble with joy, others with whom you can really say what you want without being thought of as a fool. because they don't care, it's what they like best about you.
remember the empty streets, the yellow-tinged light that illuminates the smooth tarmac road, the feel of the cool night breeze that sends the slightest of shivers up your spine or the smooth polished wood handles of that chair you rock back and forth on. the sound of flowing calm chatter that mingles with the awe-inducing silence that comes with being one of the few to still be awake and out at such an ludicrous time.
think about the closeness you revel in. the perfect amount of people, the right people, the right setting is the key to a perfect memory. you'll never get a chance to relive it, thus you must take in as much of it as you can. a memory to look back on, to cherish, to bring that smile to your face that only others who lived that moment with you will understand. it's your secret to share with only them, because only they'd understand it, only they'd feel what you feel when you think about it. use it to brighten up a dark day, use it to remind you of what you once had or have and enjoyed or enjoy.
this is brunei. there is no other place quite like it. there is no other place that can create memories quite like these. there is no place with people as great, times as intimate, closeness as beautiful or safety as comforting as is found here.
i must learn not to take advantage of things like this. i think i'm making good progress.
